Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60627 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Leather Bound
• 2190 pages

Customer Reviews

AISC Steel "Bible" - A Must Have for Any Civil-Structural Engineer
I have been a longtime user of the AISC 9th edition, which is the "green steel bible", used it for 15 years. Please note the color of the book's cover, which I gave it such a name! However, since steel technology has changed so over the course of these years, I finally decided to purchase the 13th edition of the "black steel bible", please note the color of this book's cover, which I gave it such a name! What I like most about the 13th edition of the AISC "steel bible" is the flexibility in using both Allowable Stress Design (ASD) versus Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) as well as new terminology and illustrative descriptions of steel connections (bolted and welded connection types). They serve to improve the methods by which steel structures are supposed to be designed. Some of the other books like the one I ordered had a CD-ROM included, mine did not. For now, I'm not cringing on having purchased a "used" steel bible without a CD-ROM, I'll just by the CD-ROM itself later, right out of AISC; namely www.aisc.com The seller could have also said that it was "mint condition" though it has been used a handful of times, granted that there are no highlight marks, excessive pencil scribbling, or pages missing. Love the new look and feel, but my only problem is, what the heck should I do with the old green steel bible which I still have in mint condition?

I got this book at a low price, but with many pages missing
This book is a must-have book for a structural engineer. I found it at this seller with only $90 and description as "used but acceptable". I placed the order thinking it acceptable. But when I received it, I found more than 30 pages missing....I was depressed. I won't trouble to return it paying the shipping fee twice. Just feel bad why they did not tell that so many pages lost.

Updated reference guide, answers most questions
This update of the well known reference guide for commercial steel construction, answers many questions associated with new specs and proceedures in the industry. JR Boyles Atlantic Bolt, Inc.